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Addiction & the Family Flashcards

1
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Define life-cycle.

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Normal ups and downs in life that everyone experiences

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Addicts may begin turning to substances or behaviors as a _____ to control the _____.

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Coping mechanism; life-cycles

* Attempt to control and desire for happiness

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What are the main catalysts for sex addiction?

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Burnout and boredom

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The process of addiction is _____ and _____.

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Progressive and dynamic

  • Unclear/chaotic
  • Sometimes, no clear beginning or end
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No matter the addiction, all are in search of _____.

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A desired change of mood

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_____ and _____ provide the fastest release of Dopamine.

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Food and sex

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List the types of highs.

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Arousal
Satiation
Fantasy/Trance

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Describe the arousal high.

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Arousal: raw power, invincibility

  • Amphetamines, alcohol, behaviors
  • Actually drains energy
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Describe the satiation high.

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Satiation: sense of being full, complete, and beyond pain

  • Behaviors and some substances
  • Attached to grief cycle
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Describe the fantasy/trance high.

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Fantasy/Trance: Detach from physical surroundings; lives in 2 worlds simultaneously b/w addicted world and real world

  • Mostly behavioral, but includes psychedelics
  • Forced to face emptiness when addiction reaction ends
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70% of addictions are formed:

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○ After the loss of a loved one
○ Loss of status
○ Loss of ideal/dream
○ Loss of friendships
○ Facing new social challenges/isolation (moving for example)
○ When leaving one's family
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List the aspects of the cycle of addiction.

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  1. Emotional Triggers
  2. Craving
  3. Ritual
  4. Using
  5. Guilt
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Describe emotional triggers with regards to the cycle of addiction.

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Doesn’t know how to cope with emotions, overwhelmed, internalized pain, stress, frustration

  • Leads to anxiety or depression of some form and a demand for relief
  • Pain is from past typically; stress is typically current
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Describe craving with regards to the cycle of addiction.

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Includes fantasizing about using first or obsessing about using
* Obsession usually comes after use has happened for a while

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Describe ritual with regards to the cycle of addiction.

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Includes acting out or engaging/seeking

  • Finding the item of addiction
  • Ritual accomplishes two tasks: distracts from pain & plans for pleasure
  • Grandiosity of self (I deserve or need this, I’m in control)
  • Many people never go beyond this step because they can self-regulate
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Describe using with regards to the cycle of addiction.

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Actually using or acting out with the addiction (drinking alcohol, having sex with another person, masturbation)

  • Often the result of loss of control or leads to a loss of control
  • There are usually few consequences at first, which leads the person to keep using
17
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Describe guilt with regards to the cycle of addiction.

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Remorse, shame which leads to dissatisfaction (messes up the high)

  • Leads to pain, intensifies the pain, or makes the person aware of the reality of pain
  • Guilt can be maladapted in setting unrealistic expectations of themselves
18
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List the aspects of the cycle of sexual addiction.

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  1. Curiosity/Exposure
  2. Excitement/Pleasure
  3. Self-medication
  4. Dependency
  5. Addiction
19
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Describe curiosity/exposure with regards to the cycle of sexual addiction.

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By accident or forced upon

- Humans have a natural curiosity about sex and it’s generally healthy

20
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Describe excitement/pleasure with regards to the cycle of sexual addiction.

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Best place to treat someone, also where trauma can get miscued

  • A young boy getting an erection during molestation even though he wasn’t enjoying it causing shame because he knows it’s bad
  • Date rape can often cause sexual excitement in victim which causes them to not report it
  • Sexual arousal is physical and can happen in any circumstance, even traumatic (lubrication occurring during assault is body’s natural response to penetration to keep from tearing
21
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Describe self-medicating with regards to the cycle of sexual addiction.

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Acting out sexually (porn, masturbation, sex)

- Detox is needed at this step, usually 90 days is needed where they abstain from all

22
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Describe dependency with regards to the cycle of sexual addiction.

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Comes from repetition and accessibility

- Sex is very accessible

23
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Describe addiction with regards to the cycle of sexual addiction.

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After repetition and accessibility creates a dependency and has compulsions to do it
- Loss of control

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